Spring, at least in the heart...
The blessed season of Lent starts
with a day of fast and abstinence, Ash Wednesday, and ends with another day of
fast and abstinence, Good Friday.
The word 'Lent' comes from an Old
English word for spring. In the church, it is hoped, within each of us, spring
is coming. This springtime is a renewal of life; a new beginning, the revival
of freshness and hope in our life with each other in Christ, the radiance of
our baptismal white. To get to spring we have to go through sometimes grey and
barren look of winter or late winter. The ashes we receive are a good reminder
that spring grows from grey to green. The yearly return of lent tells us, as
does what we see in the mirror, that change is urgent and not to be put off. We
hasten the spring in our hearts by watering and cultivating them with more
regular and heartfelt prayer, with practical care for the poor and unfortunate
around us, and with more discipline in our lives. To paraphrase St. Paul
Therefore, praying, fasting and almsgiving, these acts must improve
our relationship with God, our fellowmen and even with ourselves.
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